GolVolt — Kashima Antlers vs Kawasaki Frontale: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Streak

Kawasaki Frontale have scored in 12 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 25 goals in those matches.

Last time

Last meeting, 19 September: Kawasaki Frontale – Kashima Antlers 3:3

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Léo Ceará: 2 goals.

Table

2 points apart in the table

8.Kashima Antlers20 pts 6.Kawasaki Frontale22 pts

Kashima Antlers: place 8, 20 pts · Kawasaki Frontale: place 6, 22 pts.

Streak

Kashima Antlers have scored in 6 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 12 goals in those matches.

Player in form

Marcinho: 3 goals and 2 assists in 5 league matches

Goals3 xG1.93

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 1.9).

Player in form

Léo Ceará: 4 goals in 5 league matches

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The most goals and assists in the squad over recent league matches.

Players to watch

J1 League, this season.

Léo Ceará

Kashima Antlers · forward

12goals 0assists 7.72avg rating

Last match, Kyoto Sanga: rating 6.9.

Marcinho

Kawasaki Frontale · midfielder

8goals 3assists 7.29avg rating

Last match, Fagiano Okayama: 1 goal and 1 assist, rating 7.7.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Kashima Antlers at home and Kawasaki Frontale away, as in this match.

Kashima Antlers

at home · 10

7W1D2L1.8scored per match1.0conceded per match

Kawasaki Frontale

away · 10

4W3D3L1.4scored per match1.4conceded per match

Head to head

42 meetings since 2005. The last 5 below.

Last time · 19 Sep 2026 · J1 League Kawasaki Frontale 3:3 Kashima Antlers Marcinho 45+3' · Ito 54' · Romano 90+7' · Ceará 44', 67' · Matsumura 83'

3wins

1 draw3.8 goals per match · both scored in 5 of 5

1wins

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Kashima Antlers (4-4-2, last: Kashiwa Reysol) · Kawasaki Frontale (4-2-3-1, last: Fagiano Okayama).

THHayakawa KTTsukui NUUeda TKKim ROOgawa YMMatsumura GSShibasaki KMMisao HHHayashi HTTokuda YSSuzuki SBBrodersen RYYamahara PRRomano FUUremovic SMMiura KTTachibanada YYYamamoto TIIto YWWakizaka MAMarcinho DLLacerda

Kashima AntlersKawasaki Frontale

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Pro analysis

GolVolt Pro

Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

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